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Originally Posted by viiv
Yes, not a big deal but still avoidable. I would only tap if there was no other cleaner choice, and well...there is. I have been running a micro-bypass flawlessly for a year and I wouldn't have it any other way.
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(my emphasis)
But there are other folks who prefer to do it another way.
Some people like an automatic transmission, some prefer a stick - neither group is wrong.
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Originally Posted by Txernyuk
There exists a certain joy in knowing that you did a job the right way. The automotive manufacturing standard is still crimped contacts retained in housings for a reason, even if splices and solders work “Just as good.”
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The reason for the multi-pin connectors is cost, not reliability nor being inherently "right". If it were cheaper to splice, solder, crimp, or whatever, the car makers would be doing it.